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WELLS
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335 | | SUBMERGED WELL |
336 | | . Testing |
337 | | . . For leak |
338 | | . Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely controlled |
339 | | . . With provision for removal or repositioning of member without removal of other well structure |
340 | | . . Disconnection |
341 | | . . With orienting or aligning of member for connection |
342 | | . . . Including removable, member mounted guide |
343 | | . . . Including means to pull member into position |
344 | | . . Connection to provide fluid flow path |
345 | | . . . Connection of riser-and-tubing assembly to other structure |
346 | | . . . Yieldable tubing |
347 | | . . . Connection of lateral flow line |
348 | | . . Connection of pipe hanging |
349 | | . . Connection of guide means |
350 | | . Submerged, buoyant wellhead or riser |
351 | | . Means removably connected to permanent well structure |
352 | | . . Surface vessel |
353 | | . . . Having means to move vessel to precise location |
354 | | . . . Having means to hold vessel at given location (e.g., anchor, etc.) |
355 | | . . . With means to compensate for vessel movement |
356 | | . . Means to provide protective environment for operative access below surface of water |
357 | | . . Separator |
358 | | . . Drilling means |
359 | | . . Removable riser |
360 | | . . Well component assembly means |
361 | | . . Pipe cutting means |
363 | | . With safety or emergency shutoff |
364 | | . Including disaster feature |
365 | | . With provision for disassembly |
366 | | . Multiple wells |
367 | | . Riser |
368 | | . Wellhead |
244.1 | | PROCESSES |
245 | | . Specific pattern of plural wells |
246 | | . Using microorganisms |
247 | | . Nuclear energy or radioactivity for treating |
248 | | . Electric current or electrical wave energy through earth for treating |
249 | | . Vibrating the earth or material in or being placed in the earth pores |
250.01 | | . With indicating, testing, measuring or locating |
251.1 | | . . Including in situ combustion |
252.1 | | . . Including production of earth fluid by driving fluid |
252.2 | | . . . Residual oil or oil saturation |
252.3 | | . . . Salinity or acidity |
252.4 | | . . . Flood front |
252.5 | | . . . Permeability or viscosity |
252.6 | | . . . And tracing material |
253.1 | | . . Indicating the location, presence, or absence of cement |
254.1 | | . . Determining position of earth zone or marker |
254.2 | | . . . Well logging |
255.1 | | . . Determining position of object in well |
255.2 | | . . . Tool orienting |
255.3 | | . . . . Using whipstock |
250.02 | | . . Permeability determining |
250.03 | | . . Determining fluid interface or fluid level |
250.04 | | . . Plug indicating or releasing |
250.05 | | . . Scale or corrosion determination |
250.06 | | . . Steam quality |
250.07 | | . . Bottom hole pressure |
250.08 | | . . Leak testing or locating |
250.09 | | . . Impression means |
250.1 | | . . Fracturing characteristic |
250.11 | | . . Holder for coupon or sensor |
250.12 | | . . Tracer |
250.13 | | . . Determining stuck point |
250.14 | | . . Of cementing or plugging technique |
250.15 | | . . Automatic control for production |
250.16 | | . . Prospecting |
250.17 | | . . Including testing or treating tool having at least one actuatable packer |
256 | | . In situ combustion |
257 | | . . Injecting while producing by in situ combustion from same well |
258 | | . . Plural distinct superimposed formations |
259 | | . . Including fracturing or attacking formation |
260 | | . . Injecting specific fuel or catalyst for burning into formation |
261 | | . . Injecting specific material other than oxygen into formation |
262 | | . . Solid fuel or particles in well |
264 | | . Sampling well fluid |
265 | | . Separating material entering well |
266 | | . . Injection and producing wells |
267 | | . . Separating outside of well |
268 | | . Distinct, separate injection and producing wells |
270 | | . . Injecting a composition to adjust the permeability (e.g., selective plugging) |
270.1 | | . . Injecting a composition including a surfactant or cosurfactant |
270.2 | | . . . Nonaqueous type |
400 | | . . Sequentially injected separate fluids (e.g., slugs) |
401 | | . . . Injecting a gas or gas mixture |
402 | | . . . . CO2 or carbonated gas |
403 | | . . . . . In combination with additional organic material (e.g., alkyls, carbon chains) |
272.1 | | . . Involving the step of heating |
272.2 | | . . . In association with fracturing or crevice forming processes |
272.3 | | . . . Steam as drive fluid |
272.4 | | . . . . In combination with alkyls or carbon chains |
272.5 | | . . . . With override zone, diverting, or path blocking operation |
272.6 | | . . . Liquid material injected |
272.7 | | . . . Horizontal well |
271 | | . . Including fracturing or attacking formation |
269 | | . . Fluid injected from longitudinally spaced locations in injection well |
275 | | . . Injected fluid comprises water and material other than inorganic gas |
263 | | . Cyclic injection then production of a single well |
276 | | . Providing porous mass of adhered filter material in well |
277 | | . Repairing object in well |
278 | | . Graveling or filter forming |
279 | | . Material placed in pores of formation to treat resident fluid flowing into well |
280 | | . Specific propping feature for a fracture |
281 | | . Separate steps of (1) cementing, plugging or consolidating and (2) fracturing or attacking formation |
282 | | . Specific low fluid loss feature for fluid attacking formation |
283 | | . Specific low fluid loss feature for fracturing fluid or cement causes fracture |
284 | | . Fluid flow causes pellet to block opening in wall of conduit |
285 | | . Cementing, plugging or consolidating |
286 | | . . Tamping, vibrating, exploding or using receptacle |
287 | | . . Removable molding or forming means |
288 | | . . Including heating |
289 | | . . Discharging cement from casing at different levels |
290 | | . . By tubing which is subsequently lifted |
291 | | . . With piston separator |
292 | | . . Using specific materials |
293 | | . . . Cement or consolidating material contains inorganic water settable and organic ingredients |
294 | | . . . Cement or consolidating material is organic or has organic ingredient |
295 | | . . . . Organic material is resin or resinous |
296 | | . Preventing flow into strainer while lowering by blocking openings |
297 | | . Perforating, weakening, bending or separating pipe at an unprepared point |
298 | | . . Perforating, weakening or separating by mechanical means or abrasive fluid |
299 | | . With explosion or breaking container to implode |
300 | | . Chemical inter-reaction of two or more introduced materials (e.g., selective plugging or surfactant) |
301 | | . Freeing stuck object, grappling or fishing in well |
302 | | . Heating, cooling or insulating |
303 | | . . Placing preheated fluid into formation |
304 | | . Dissolving or preventing formation of solid oil deposit |
305.1 | | . Placing fluid into the formation |
306 | | . . Fluid enters and leaves well at spaced zones |
307 | | . . Attacking formation |
308 | | . . Fracturing |
309 | | . Producing foam or gas in well by foaming or gas producing material |
310 | | . Entraining or incorporating treating material in flowing earth fluid |
311 | | . Cleaning or unloading well |
312 | | . . Liquid introduced from well top |
313 | | . Parallel string or multiple completion well |
369 | | . Producing the well |
370 | | . . Including varying downhole pressure |
371 | | . . Including non-expulsive material placed in well |
372 | | . . By fluid lift |
373 | | . Operating valve, closure, or changeable restrictor in a well |
374 | | . . Operated by fluid pressure controlled above ground |
375 | | . . . By auxilliary fluid control line |
376 | | . Destroying or dissolving well part |
377 | | . Disassembling well part |
378 | | . Assembling well part |
379 | | . . Above ground parts |
380 | | . . Conduit |
381 | | . Placing or shifting well part |
382 | | . . Providing support for well part (e.g., hanger or anchor) |
383 | | . . By fluid driven piston |
384 | | . . With bending of tubing |
385 | | . . Flexible cable or wire |
386 | | . . Fluid flow control member (e.g., plug or valve) |
387 | | . . With sealing feature (e.g., packer) |
50 | | WELLS WITH LATERAL CONDUITS |
51 | | MEANS FOR FORMING FILTER BEDS (E.G., GRAVEL PLACING) |
52 | | PLURAL WELLS |
53 | | AUTOMATIC |
54 | | . Float controlled valve |
54.1 | | WITH MEANS FOR SEPARATELY PUMPING FROM PLURAL SOURCES IN WELL |
54.5 | | MEANS FOR CUTTING CABLE OR ROPE BELOW GROUND |
54.6 | | . Cutting means actuated by contacting element suspended in well by cable or rope |
55 | | MEANS FOR PERFORATING, WEAKENING, BENDING OR SEPARATING PIPE AT AN UNPREPARED POINT |
55.1 | | . With disparate below ground feature |
55.2 | | . Perforating or splitting cutter |
55.3 | | . . Wedge or cam actuated |
55.6 | | . Cutter rotates circumferentially of pipe |
55.7 | | . . Internal |
55.8 | | . . . Tool moved radially by fluid pressure |
56 | | SCREEN AND OUTSIDE CLEANING PIPE |
57 | | WITH HEATING, REFRIGERATING OR HEAT INSULATING MEANS |
58 | | . Fuel supply or hot billet in well |
59 | | . Burner in well |
60 | | . Electrical heater in well |
61 | | . Heater surrounding production tube |
62 | | . With eduction pump or plunger in well |
63 | | WITH EXPLOSIVE OR GAS GENERATING MEANS IN WELL |
64 | | WITH TIME OR DISTANCE MEASURING, TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE OR COUNTING MEANS |
65.1 | | WITH ELECTRICAL MEANS |
66 | | . Indicating |
66.4 | | . Electrical motor (e.g., solenoid actuator) |
66.5 | | . Magnetic |
66.6 | | . Valve |
66.7 | | . . Longitudinally movable operator |
67 | | WITH BELOW AND ABOVE GROUND MODIFICATION |
68 | | . Eduction pump or plunger in well |
68.5 | | . . With above ground (1) motor carried by casing or casing support or (2) well fluid pump |
69 | | . With receptacle for insertion into well |
70 | | . Head for tool, piston or cleaner (e.g., cement head) |
71 | | . With above ground casing sinking means |
72 | | . Above ground actuating means for below ground device |
73 | | . . Tubing or casing actuated |
74 | | . With below ground screen |
75.11 | | ABOVE GROUND APPARATUS |
76.1 | | . Having structure for converting from one mode of operation to another; e.g., valve to packer |
77.1 | | . Moving tubing or cable into an existing well |
77.2 | | . . Coiled tubing |
77.3 | | . . . Chain injector |
77.4 | | . . Piston and cylinder |
77.51 | | . With means facilitating connecting or disconnecting supported tubing or rod sections |
77.52 | | . . With elevator detail |
77.53 | | . . Upper and lower slips |
85.1 | | . With assembly or disassembly means (e.g., handling, guiding, or tool feature) |
85.2 | | . . Pitless well adapters |
85.3 | | . . Seal or bushing insertion or removal |
85.4 | | . . With blowout preventer |
85.5 | | . . Guiding or aligning feature |
86.1 | | . Inner member anchor or seal with valve |
86.2 | | . . Annular sealing type valve |
86.3 | | . . Gate type (perpendicular to pipe) valve |
87.1 | | . . Axially movable type valve |
88.1 | | . Inner member anchor or seal with lateral port |
89.1 | | . . Plural inner pipes |
89.2 | | . . . Parallel pipes (as opposed to concentric) |
89.3 | | . . . Having slip type hanger |
88.2 | | . . Slip type well anchor |
88.3 | | . . . Seal actuated with anchor |
88.4 | | . . With hydraulic conduit or line extending through outer member |
78.1 | | . With tube rotating means (rotary tables) |
79.1 | | . Cap having transporting means or ground support |
80.1 | | . Having retractable pipe section to allow closing of gate type valve or flapper valve for rod or pipe |
81.1 | | . Fluid catcher around pipe coupling |
82.1 | | . Releasable seal or cleaner disengaged by projection on inner member |
83.1 | | . . Latches releasable radially inward |
84.1 | | . With seal for reciprocating member |
84.2 | | . . Cooling fluid or grease supplied to seals |
84.3 | | . . Rotary blowout preventer type |
84.4 | | . . Fluid pressure actuated seals |
84.5 | | . . Seal fixedly mounted to rod |
90.1 | | . With means for inserting fluid into well |
75.15 | | . With means for injecting solid or particulate material into the well |
91.1 | | . With flow restrictions (e.g., chokes or beans) |
92.1 | | . Cap or head pivotably attached to tube or casing |
93.1 | | . Split cap or head |
94.1 | | . Laterally adjustable cap or head |
95.1 | | . Central valve or closure and lateral port |
96.1 | | . External anchoring or bracing means |
97.1 | | . With valve on cap or head |
75.13 | | . Well caps or casing heads |
75.14 | | . Suspension means |
75.12 | | . Treatment of produced fluids |
97.5 | | . Parallel pipes extending along distinct paths through wellhead |
98 | | GRAPPLE AND WELL ANCHORED LIFTING MEANS |
99 | | WITH JUNK RETRIEVING MEANS |
100 | | LATERAL PROBE OR PORT SEALED AGAINST WELL WALL |
101 | | PACKER OR PLUG AND PUMP OR PLUNGER MEANS EXERTING OUTWARD PRESSURE |
102 | | CONVERTIBLE |
104 | | WITH MOTOR FOR ROTARY OR OSCILLATING MOTION |
105 | | WITH EDUCTION PUMP OR PLUNGER |
105.1 | | . Having sediment trap or deflector |
105.2 | | . . Carried by reciprocating plunger or plunger rod |
105.3 | | . . Sediment trap formed in pumping chamber |
105.4 | | . . In pump discharge flow path |
105.5 | | . Having liquid-gas separator |
105.6 | | . . Gas fed to entrainment type pump |
106 | | . With packer or plug |
107 | | . Receptacles |
108 | | . . Piston actuates foot valve |
109 | | . . Telescoping |
110 | | . . Lateral port always below piston and used in well |
111 | | . . Bail engaging piston rod |
112 | | . With leak means |
113 | | COMBINED (E.G., WITH NON-ELECTRICAL INDICATING) |
114 | | CENTRAL MEMBER WITH PRE-SET PACKER OR PLUG IN SAME CONDUIT |
115 | | CENTRAL CHAMBER SEALED WITH RESPECT TO PREPOSITIONED MODIFIED SURROUNDING CONDUIT |
116 | | . Surrounding conduit carries packer or plug |
117 | | RECEPTACLE OR PART THEREOF LEFT IN WELL |
117.5 | | MEANS FOR GUIDING INSERTABLE ELEMENT LATERALLY OF WELL AXIS (E.G., WHIPSTOCK) |
117.6 | | . Secured in operative position by movable means engaging well conduit (e.g., anchor) |
117.7 | | MEANS ANCHORED AGAINST ROTATION IN ONE CONDUIT SECTION FOR RELATIVELY ROTATING ANOTHER SECTION |
179 | | PACKERS OR PLUGS |
118 | | . With expanding anchor |
119 | | . . Relatively movable packers or plugs |
120 | | . . Anchor actuated by fluid pressure |
121 | | . . . Pressure transmitted by cup type packer or plug seal |
122 | | . . . Pressure transmitted by packer or plug expanded by confined fluid from central chamber, pump, or plunger |
123 | | . . With detachable setting means |
124 | | . . . Screw threaded |
125 | | . . . Radially movable latch |
126 | | . . With controllable passage between central chamber and space below packer |
127 | | . . . Spaced packer or plug seals |
128 | | . . . Passage controllable by movement of central chamber |
129 | | . . With controllable bypass outside central conduit |
130 | | . . . Packer expanded by upper valve |
131 | | . . With controllable passage between central conduit and space above packer or plug |
132 | | . . Portion extends beyond end of surrounding conduit |
133 | | . . With controllable passage through packer |
134 | | . . Support and holddown expanding anchors |
135 | | . . Flow stopping type, e.g., plug |
136 | | . . Spring set anchor |
137 | | . . . Spring moves anchor slip relative to wedge or cam |
138 | | . . Wedge or cam and friction drag |
139 | | . . . Threaded element rotated |
140 | | . . . Anchor above packer or plug seal |
141 | | . Sealing portion closes port between central pipe and outside space when unexpanded |
142 | | . With controllable passage between central chamber and space below packer |
143 | | . . Central conduit detachable |
144 | | . . . Bottom supported casing or screen section |
145 | | . . Bypass closing and passage opening to upward flow constrained to occur simultaneously |
146 | | . . Passage connects with space below packers and continuously open passageway connects with space between packers |
147 | | . . Passage connects with space between packer or plug seals |
148 | | . . Upwardly biased check valve and means for opening or bypassing it |
149 | | . . With passageway between central chamber and space above packer |
150 | | . . . Passageway controllable by movement of central chamber |
151 | | . . . Passageway valve directly responsive to fluid pressure |
152 | | . . Passage controllable by movement of central chamber |
180 | | . Adjustable over pipe or set over prepositioned pipe |
181 | | . With detachable setting means |
182 | | . . Packer or plug locked expanded |
183 | | . With controllable bypass outside central conduit |
184 | | . With controllable passage between central conduit and space above packer or plug |
185 | | . With central conduit and fluid port to space outside |
186 | | . . Port between sealing portions and bypass around |
187 | | . Expanded by confined fluid from central chamber, pump or plunger |
188 | | . Controllable passage through packer |
189 | | . For non-concentric members |
191 | | . Spaced sealing portions |
192 | | . Flow stopping type; e.g., plug |
193 | | . . Free falling type (e.g., dropped ball) |
194 | | . . . With sleeve valve |
195 | | . Deformable portion engages conduit restriction |
196 | | . Central support has shoulders expanding sealing portion, or telescopes |
202 | | . Cup type |
203 | | . Non-deformable type |
153 | | PISTONS, FLUID DRIVEN INTO WELL (E.G., CEMENTING PLUGS) |
154 | | . Surrounding conduit valve or closure opened by piston |
155 | | . With downflow past piston |
156 | | . With stop |
157 | | SCREEN WITH WASHING POINT OR SHOE |
158 | | . Detachable wash pipe |
162 | | RECEPTACLES |
163 | | . With separate air chamber having openable passage |
164 | | . With destroyable closure and valve |
165 | | . With valved or closed top |
166 | | . Valve control means contacting well conduit wall |
167 | | . Bottom receiving and side discharge valves |
168 | | . Readily releasable bottom valve |
169 | | . Lateral ports used in well |
170 | | BRUSHING, SCRAPING, CUTTING OR PUNCHING-TYPE CLEANERS |
171 | | . Perforation cleaners |
172 | | . Bow spring type |
173 | | . On tubing or casing |
174 | | . Retractable on support while lowering |
175 | | . Reciprocable relative to central member extending from well top |
176 | | . On sucker rod |
177.1 | | SONIC DEVICE |
177.2 | | . With specific downhole feature |
177.3 | | WIPER |
177.4 | | CEMENTING DEVICE |
177.5 | | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING DEVICE |
177.6 | | VIBRATOR |
177.7 | | AGITATOR |
178 | | WITH JAR MEANS FOR RELEASING STUCK PART |
205 | | SCREEN WITH VALVE, CLOSURE, CHANGEABLE RESTRICTOR OR PORTION REMOVABLE IN WELL |
206 | | EXPANSIBLE ANCHOR OR CASING |
207 | | . Expansible casing |
208 | | . Liner hanger |
209 | | . Set by wedge or cam at any point by drop only (e.g., tubing catcher) |
210 | | . . With friction drag for setting by turning movement also |
211 | | . . With spring |
212 | | . Fluid pressure actuated |
213 | | . Bowed anchor means |
214 | | . Spring set |
215 | | . . Spring moves anchor slip relative to wedge or cam |
216 | | . With wedge or cam and friction drag |
217 | | . Expansible means translated by wedge or cam |
222 | | WHIRLING OR LATERAL DISCHARGE OR PROJECTABLE NOZZLES |
223 | | . Rotary or projectable |
316 | | VALVES, CLOSURES OR CHANGEABLE RESTRICTORS |
317 | | . Destructible element |
318 | | . Operated by dropped element |
319 | | . Fluid operated |
320 | | . . Variably opened |
321 | | . . Fluid pressure biased to open position position |
322 | | . . . Retrievable |
323 | | . . . Locked open or closed |
324 | | . . . With fluid pressure equalizing means |
325 | | . . One way, e.g., check valve type |
326 | | . . . Flexible valve element |
327 | | . . . Shoes with check valve |
328 | | . . . . Loose ball closure |
329 | | . . Loose ball closure with limited reverse flow |
330 | | . Rotated operator |
331 | | . . Lug in branched slot, e.g., "J" slot |
332.1 | | . Longitudinally movable operator |
332.2 | | . . Having rotational movement |
332.3 | | . . . Ball valve type |
332.4 | | . . Operated by means inserted from the surface |
332.5 | | . . Valving means inserted or retrieved to operate |
332.6 | | . . Having a dump or discharge type means |
332.7 | | . . Having equalizing valve |
332.8 | | . . Flapper type |
333.1 | | . . Contact with bore bottom |
334.1 | | . . Vertical movement of conduit |
334.2 | | . . . And rotational movement; e.g., ball valve-type |
334.3 | | . . . Drain-type |
334.4 | | . . . Fluid flow through lateral port to exterior |
227 | | SCREENS |
228 | | . Porous material |
229 | | . Inserted screen plug |
230 | | . Woven mesh |
231 | | . Spiral |
232 | | . . With spacing lug for adjacent turns |
233 | | . . With perforated pipe |
234 | | . Strip or rod |
235 | | . Stacked annular sections |
236 | | . Concentric pipes |
237 | | DETENTS OR CLUTCHES |
238 | | . Flow permitting means bridging fluid conduit |
239 | | . Operated by dropped weight |
240 | | . Lug in closed branched slot |
241.1 | | GUIDE FOR DEVICE OR CONDUIT |
241.2 | | . On sucker or pump rod |
241.3 | | . . Rotatable or having a rotatable element |
241.4 | | . . Surrounding existing rod |
241.5 | | . For a wireline operation |
241.6 | | . Surrounding existing device or tubing |
241.7 | | . . Removably secured by a fastener (e.g., pin) parallel to tubing |
242.1 | | CONDUIT WALL OR SPECIFIC CONDUIT END STRUCTURE |
242.2 | | . Flexible tube or cable |
242.3 | | . Plural, parallel, nonconcentric conduits |
242.4 | | . Corrosion prevention or deterring |
242.5 | | . Side entry |
242.6 | | . Downhole coupling or connector |
242.7 | | . . Telescopic |
242.8 | | . Shoe detail |
242.9 | | . Brick or cement casing liner |
243 | | MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., ANCHOR PIPES) |
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901 | | WELLS IN FROZEN TERRAIN |
902 | | FOR INHIBITING CORROSION OR COATING |